controversy

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English controversie, from Old French controversie, from Latin contrōversia (“debate, contention, controversy”), from contrōversus (“turned in an opposite direction”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) now more common: IPA(key): /kənˈtɹɒv.ə.si/ more traditional: IPA(key): /ˈkɒn.tɹəˌvɜː.si/ (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈkɑn.tɹəˌvɝ.si/ === Noun === controversy (countable and uncountable, plural controversies) A debate or discussion of opposing opinions; (generally) strife. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dispute Antonyms: consensus, agreement ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== controversialist controvert controverter controvertible ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “controversy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “controversy”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “controversy”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.